Peanut travels to her new Florida home

Domesticated roof rat (Rattus rattus)

2 min read · Updated June 2026

Hi I’m Peanut!

Peanut travels to her new Florida home

My human friends and I had the most amazing journey from Irvine, California to Kissimmee, Florida! I was in this cage most of the time, but sometimes they took me out to play a bit.

black split capped dumbo rat

They had a lot of tasty food along the way, like “Texas Barbecue.”

Chubby Cheeks little baby dumbo rat

I didn’t want that, so they gave me something much better…

black split capped dumbo rat

It’s called a “pancake!” And, of course…

Bozo the Amber Dumbo Rat

I had some nuts! We finally arrived in Florida.

Peanut travels to her new Florida home

Florida’s a “special place.” There’s something amazing in my new home…

Peanut travels to her new Florida home

It’s called a “swimming pool.” Big Sister said I could go swimming if I wanted.

Mindy fat black hooded dumbo rat

Nah…I’m not really into that. But the toys were a lot of fun!

Mindy fat black hooded dumbo rat

I sure do love all of the extra attention and fun in the Florida sun. This was the best trip ever! Check out this video diary of my journey from California to Florida!

My amazing adventure from California to Florida!

It was a great trip, and the entire OC Dumbos family (including all of our ratties) absolutely loves it here in Central Florida!

To avoid stressing out the mommies and babies, we had to pause breeding for a bit. However, we have several Roof Rat and Dumbo Rat litters on the way and they will be ready for new homes in late August or early September. All of our rats are adopted out for free to good, vetted homes. We never sell them, and there are no deposits or fees. If you would like to adopt or meet them, please contact us. If you do not live in Florida, please make sure to contact TLC Pet Transport and verify shipping is available for your location.

Our rats are always adopted out for free to good, vetted homes. We never sell them, and there are no deposits or fees. If you would like to adopt or meet our rats, please contact us.

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